Public Administration Intern, Lieutenant Governor's Office

WHO WE ARE: The Office of the Lieutenant Governor is seeking a paid intern for the 2025 spring season (January - May). This internship is ideal for students interested in a career in public administration as it will provide exposure to a wide range of administrative processes, including:

• Observing and working on legislation related to the Lieutenant Governor’s Office;
• Voter outreach;
• Campaign finance disclosure and regulation;
• Notary public and lobbyist licensing;
• City incorporations and boundary certifications;
• Document authentication; and
• Government entity registration.

COMMITMENT: 30-35 hours per week, depending on availability. The anticipated start date is in late December, or early January, but it can be flexible. The end date is flexible to accommodate school schedules. 

LOCATION: Utah State Capitol located at 350 North State Street, Salt Lake City, Utah.  This is an in-person internship. 

JOB DUTIES: Due to the variety of work that the office does, this individual will perform different tasks and projects throughout the summer. This may include:

• Working with the elections team and authentications specialist to answer constituent emails and phone calls;
• Working with our local entity specialist to ensure compliance with government entity registration;
• Helping the elections team prepare necessary documents for the 2025 and 2026 elections; and
• Processing document authentications;

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

• Junior or senior in college (all degrees are accepted if the candidate has a working knowledge of government and/or administration);
• Enthusiastic;
• Motivated and takes the initiative (doesn’t wait for projects to be handed to them);
• Professional;
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing projects and deadlines;
• Experience with Office Suites (i.e. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.);
• Follows through on projects; and
• Customer-service oriented.